China's parliament approves plan to impose national security law on Hong Kong

China’s parliament on May 28 reportedly approved plans to impose a security law on Hong Kong even after critics said that it will ericate city’s promised freedoms. According to an international media ncy, over 2,800 members of National People’s Congress (NPC) voted in favour of proposal to draft law. new security law would punish secession, subversion of state power, terrorism and acts that endanger national security. 

While anuncement of result was reportedly met with sustained and led applause be delegates, vote of rubber-stamp NPC came hours after United States revoked special status conferred on Hong Kong. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that status h been withdrawn because China was longer houring its handover agreement with Britain to allow Hong Kong a high level of automy. 

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Meanwhile, security law would be directly imposed by mainland authorities, effectively bypassing city’s government. According to draft, law would also allow mainland security ncies to operate openly in Hong Kong. NPC Standing Committee will w be tasked with formulating legislation, which Beijing has said must be done ‘at an early date’.  national security law is presented by NPC which aims at ‘establishing and improving’ legal system of Hong Kong to ‘safeguard national security’.

National Security law condemned by foreign govt

plans by Beijing have also promoted condemnation from foreign governments, investors and Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as y believe that China is ericating freedoms it promised city under its 1997 handover agreement with Britain. Several countries have raised concerns over legislation including US, Britain, European Union, and so on. However, Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has urged residents to wait for details of proposed legislation saying it would t affect city’s rights and freedoms.

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Meanwhile, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said that she will devise a settlement plan for Hong Kongers who have been pushing for freedom and democracy. While taking to Facebook, Tsai Ing said that country’s executive branch would devise a humanitarian aid action plan for Hongkongers as city’s automy was being undermined. 

Moreover, Tsai also said that If situation in Hong Kong worsens, and its automy and human rights are furr suppressed, Taiwan will resolutely voice our concerns. She ded that country will continue to support Hongkongers’ determination to strive for democracy and freedom which are paramount to its peace and stability. 

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